Biology

Graduate and Undergraduate Student Publications

From 1999 to 2004, Biology graduate students have published over 50 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and presented their research at over 70 professional conferences. Biology graduate students often work closely with and mentor undergraduates. This not only benefits the undergraduate program greatly, but also offers our graduate students numerous informal teaching and personal development opportunities.

Recent examples of published journal articles include the following:

(graduate student authors in bold; undergraduates underlined)

Callan, W. T. and Sanderson, S. L. 2003. Feeding mechanisms in carp: crossflow filtration, palatal protrusions and flow reversals. Journal of Experimental Biology 206: 883-892.

Cazier, P. W. and Ware, S. 2001. Hardwood forest composition in the undissected lower coastal plain in Virginia. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 128: 321-331.

Cherry, B. A., Cadigan, B., Mansourian, N., Nelson, C. and Bradley, E. L. 2002. Adrenal gland differences associated with puberty and reproductive inhibition in Peromyscus maniculatus. General and Comparative Endocrinology 129: 104-113.

Cristol, D. A., Reynolds, E. B., LeClerc, J. E., Donner, A. H., Farabaugh, C. F. and Ziegenfus, C. W. S. 2003. Migratory dark-eyed juncos ( Junco hyemalis ) have better spatial memory and denser hippocampal neurons than non-migratory conspecifics. Animal Behaviour 66: 317-328.

Gamble, J. R. and Cristol, D. A. 2002. Drop-catch behaviour is play in herring gulls, Larus argentatus. Animal Behaviour 63: 339-345.

Gleason, K. K., Dondeti, V. R., Hsia, H-L. J. , Cochran, E. R., Gumulak-Smith, J. and Saha, M. S. 2003. The vesicular glutamate transporter 1 (xVGlut1) is expressed in discrete regions of the developing Xenopus laevis nervous system. Gene Expression Patterns 3: 503-507.

Heideman, P. D., Bierl, C. K. and Sylvester, C. J. 2001. Photoresponsive Fischer 344 rats are reproductively inhibited by melatonin and differ in 2-[125I] iodomelatonin binding from nonphotoresponsive Sprague-Dawley rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 13: 223-232.

Nicoll, J. B., Gwinn, B. L., Iwig, J. S., Garcia, P. P., Bunn, C. F. and Allison, L. A. 2003. Compartment-specific phosphorylation of rat thyroid hormone receptor alpha-1 regulates nuclear localization and retention. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 205: 76-77.

Ranels, H. J. and Griffin, J. D. 2003. The effects of prostaglandin E2 on the firing rate activity of thermosensitive and temperature insensitive neurons in the ventromedial preoptic area of the rate hypothalamus. Brain Research 964: 42-50.

Turnbull, M. W. and N. J. Fashing. 2002. Efficacy of the ventral abdominal  secretion of the cockroach Eurycotis floridana (Blatteria : Blattidae) as a defense allomone.  Journal of Insect Behavior 15: 369-384.

Turnipseed, M., Knick, K. E., Lipcius, R. N., Dreyer, J. and Van Dover, C. L. 2003. Diversity in mussel beds at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. Ecology Letters 6: 518-523.